WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka opens WTA Finals with sweep

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No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus had little trouble getting past China's Qinwen Zheng in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals on Saturday, prevailing 6-3, 6-4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sabalenka finished with just three aces to Zheng's eight, but she won 31 of 33 first-serve points and rallied from deficits of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 in the second set.

"I'm super happy with the